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乱

Level VII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 802 / 2,608

Riot

On’yomi
らん
Kun’yomi
みだ
Radical
乙 Second (Kangxi 5)

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 敷 (Spread), less common than 宿 (Lodge).

A tongue on the left clashes with an umbrella on the right — the tongue lashes out and destroys the umbrella, causing a riot of chaos in the rain.

In words

乱す みだす to throw out of order;to disarrange;to disturbN1
乱れる みだれる to get confused;to be disordered;to be disturbedN1
乱暴 らんぼう rude,violent,rough,lawless,unreasonable,recklessN2

乱 is rank 802 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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